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CDUS44 KBMX 220938
CLIBHM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM... AL
439 AM CDT SUN AUG 22 2004

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...THE BIRMINGHAM ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUG 21 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         81   0507 PM  102    1983  90    -9        89 
  MINIMUM         71   0548 AM  55    1927  69    2         72 
  AVERAGE         76                        79    -3        81 

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY       0.01          2.69  1992  0.1   -0.09     0.0  
  MONTH TO DATE   2.22                      2.37  -0.15     9.26 
  SINCE JAN 1     32.54                     36.67 -4.13     55.55

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY       0.00                      0.0   0.0       0.0  
  MONTH TO DATE   0.0                       0.0   0.0       0.0  
  SINCE SEP 1     T                         2.3   -2.3      0.0  
  SINCE JUL 1     0.0                       0.0   0.0       0.0  
  SNOW DEPTH      0.0 

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       0  			    0     0         0    
  MONTH TO DATE   0                         0     0   	    0    
  SINCE SEP 1     2599                      2838  -239	    2801 
  SINCE JUL 1     0                         0     0   	    0    

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       11 			    14    -3        16   
  MONTH TO DATE   226                       320   -94 	    305  
  SINCE SEP 1     1813                      1747  66  	    1859 
  SINCE JAN 1     1438                      2202  -764	    1330 
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW-230 
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    W-240 
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    5.8  

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER -99.0

WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG,  

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   94            1053 PM
 LOWEST    69            0453 PM
 AVERAGE   81.5 
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THE BIRMINGHAM ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  90        100       1983
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  68        53        1956

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
Aug 23 2004	SUNRISE... 6:14 AM	SUNSET... 7:25 PM
Aug 24 2004	SUNRISE... 6:14 AM	SUNSET... 7:24 PM

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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